University of Kentucky - Kentuckian Yearbook (Lexington, KY)

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J ft , 13y A : mm for them to do. I Have a Dream Spirits were not dampened by the rain as approximately 500 people gathered outside Memorial Coliseum to march in honor of slain Civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. After attending the memo- rial ceremony, everyone knew that there was work still left undone t .. i- .V-A.---II some of the most fa- mous words people remember the reverend Mar- tin Luther King Irt saying during a civil rights speech in Washington DC. Three years ago, congress and Pres- ident Reagan made King's birthday a national holiday. To commemorate this holi- day, about 500 people turned out on January 17, 1988 at Memorial Coliseum to march in memory of King. It was raining as people started ar- riving at 7:30, but that did III have a dream are -m-NLA-A4 not dampen the spirits of the crowd. This minor adversity went virtually unnoticed. As blacks and whites marched together they sang spirituals such as We Shall Over- come and Praise Him . Many who attended were enthusiastic. The main reason most attended the march was to remember what King did for the black race in the Unit- ed States. I think Martin Lu- ther King is the most impor- tant American in history because he stood for love, peace and humanity. All the other heroes have stood for war and death, 5aid Richard Franklin as reported in the Kentucky Kernel. Freddie McNeal was concerned with racial justice and had marched with King when he was a child I'm here to carry on the dream, for all of us to have equal justice, MC- Neal said. I'It started when I was 10 years old with the march in Georgia. The march ended at the Singletary Center for the Arts with a ceremony. President Roselle welcomed the group, Councilman Mike Wilson read a proclamation from mayor Scotty Baesler naming the day Martin Luther King Ir. Day. Keith Griffith gave an emotional rendition of King's I Have a Dream speech By the time the program was over, it had stopped raining. The program and the holiday reminded many what was still left to be done. -Elizabeth C. Moore Martin L, King, Jr.

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Alan Hawse Ariel Osume-nya, left, and Cheri Harris lislen attentively tn the speak- er at the rally in the Singletary Cen- ter for the Arts. Ruin did nol dampen the Spirits 01 several groups who marched proudly carrying their banners. Kcith Griffith presents a rendihon of Kings 1'1 Have A Dream Speech . 1 think ...King is the most important Ameri- can in history because he stood for love, peace and humanity. Richard Franklin ll Spiri gathq Civil rial c for tl III remembe tin Lurk during .3 Washing years agx ident R birthday To cox day, also out on , Memoria in memc raining e riving at Alzn Hawsd 24 Martin L. King, Ir.

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ursting at the Seams Trying to make UK a benchmark institution, new buildings were being constructed around campus. Several buildings and many ren- ovation projects were in the works to be completed by 1989. 26 CSpile the already crowded conditions, numerous Construc- tion and renovation projects continued across the Univer- 5in of Kentucky Campus As UK students walked to class during the tall, the shrill swund of drills and the cone llnLlOLIS pounding of ham- mers filled the air. Construce tiun workers put in long hours to get each new build- ing under root and get seve- ml nther buildings freshly renovated Construction continued on the $5.7 million Aquatic Cen- ter, located on Complex Drive next to Kirwan-Bland- ing Complex. 11 will contain a ZSVyai'd by 50-meter pool, a score board for competition during swim mcels, a weight room, and a classroom that will be available tor HPR films for water instruction, and for CPR classes, said Wynn Paul, head swimming coach and aquatic director. The center was available to 3th dents, faculty, and staff by the end of the semester. located on the corner of Rose St. and Clifton Ave., next to the Faculty Club,the new $14 million Mining and classes, viewing Minerals Resource Building was completed. We are real- ly excited. because it will be a great asset here at UK as well as for Kentucky's coal industry, said Jack Blanton, vice chancellor for adminis- tration. The new facility is expected to draw quality students to the University and attract national funding for the mining and minerals program, according to CT. Lineberryl associate professor in mining and engineering. Last, but certainly not least of the major construction, was the Robotic Center proe ject. The $7 million building A Cunaiructinn was located behind MC lay Hall and housed $3 millim worth of equipment. T is facility will provide researt '1, services, and hands on ex; e- rience for those interested in robotic manufacturin, U Blanton said. The build 1; was expected to be open 1;; the middle of the 1989 sch ul year. Although the UK cam;iis continues to bulge at he seams, nothing stops the p c- gress of bringing more fat I;- ties to the university in or u to further the knowledge ct the faculty and students. vLori L! ng Construction workers put the if iehintev touches on the Mines m: Minerals Building on Rose Street. L '